NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE ACTIVITIES IN HUMAN MYOCARDIUM

被引:323
作者
DEBELDER, AJ
RADOMSKI, MW
WHY, HJF
RICHARDSON, PJ
BUCKNALL, CA
SALAS, E
MARTIN, JF
MONCADA, S
机构
[1] WELLCOME RES LABS,LANGLEY COURT,BECKENHAM BR3 3BS,KENT,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL HOSP,DEPT CARDIOL,LONDON SE5 8RX,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL,SCH MED & DENT,DEPT MED,LONDON WC2R 2LS,ENGLAND
基金
芬兰科学院;
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10.1016/0140-6736(93)92559-C
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Myocardial constitutive and inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase activities were measured in right ventricular tissue from 17 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). A significant activity of inducible enzyme was accompanied by a low activity of the constitutive NO synthase. Thus, the myocardium has the capacity to express both NO synthases. NO may have a physiological as well as a pathological role in the human myocardium.
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